Ok, I decided to order the parts you suggested from ShiningBeam for now to fix the broken light. But i'm planning on ordering the XM-L and driver you suggested to upgrade the identical light that I have in the (hopefully) very near future :)
Thank you for the help, i really appreciate it! Can't wait to get the broken light working again!
You can't go wrong with Shiningbeam you will have an e-mail by noon from Bryan saying your parts already shipped and you should have them by Saturday. You pay a little more but the service is unmatched.
Have never ordered from them, but I am excited that i've found a reliable and quick US dealer! Can't wait to get the parts! I see they are in NY, so I should be able to get them quickly and get this light put back together :)
Sorry guys, just thought of 2 last questions. Can I use computer Cpu thermal paste that I have for the led? And also, to switch the led to the xm-l in my working model of this light, do I have to change the driver also?
You don't have to change the driver but it might be brighter if you do it depends if it is direct drive on high try it out and test it with a DMM. Computer thermal paste is perfect, same stuff basically.
Alright my parts shipped yesterday and will hopefully be here tomorrow. I noticed on the damaged driver that there are 3 wires, pos, neg, and what looked like a ground to the pill. Will the new driver have a spot for this ground wire? And will it tell me where to connect it?